Bad Bunny dethrones Taylor Swift and returns as Spotify’s most listened to artist in 2025 | Culture | EUROtoday

He by no means left prime 5 in recent times, however now Bad Bunny returns to the highest of probably the most listened to artists on this planet. The Puerto Rican, who has reached virtually 20,000 million views this 12 months, and his album I ought to have taken extra images are topped as probably the most performed on Spotify, the music platform streaming hottest musical, with greater than 700 million customers. After occupying first place for 2 years, Taylor Swift drops to second place, a motion that consolidates the “continued dominance of Spanish-speaking artists and the urban genre,” as Spotify’s Music Director for Southern and Eastern Europe, Melanie Parejo, describes in dialog with EL PAÍS. “It is not new, however, the trend has been on the rise for many years now,” he explains. In the highest 5 are The Weeknd, Drake and Billie Eilish.

It was not so apparent that Bad Bunny, creator of A summer time with out you (2022)—which additionally entered the highest 10 most listened to albums—would take first place for artist and album. American Taylor Swift broke a number of data together with her newest launch, The Life of a Showgirland his tune The Fate of Ophelia. “It’s true that it’s not the same,” explains Parejo, “because the Puerto Rican’s album—responsible for the halftime show at the 2026 Super Bowl—came out in the first week of the year, while the North American’s was published at the beginning of October. “But we’re speaking about two titans who’re able to turning the tables, each she and him,” says the Spotify board. In the end, the urban artist won. They followed KPop Demon Huntersthe soundtrack of the film with the same name; Hit me hard and soft, de Billie Eilish; SOS Deluxe: LANA, but SZA; y Short n’ Sweetby Sabrina Carpenter. Taylor Swift’s album was left out of the top 10.

To the Puerto Rican song DtMF —which gives its name to the album— is close to reaching 1.2 billion views. Even so, it is positioned in fifth place among the most listened to songs on the platform. streaming. The first place is for Die With A Smile (released in 2024), by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars. A ballad that has traveled the entire world – especially in TikTok videos – and that almost reaches 2,000 million views in 2025 alone. In total, the song more than doubles the number of listens to Bad Bunny’s hit. Among the first five most listened to are Birds of a feather, de Billie Eilish; APT, by Rosé and Bruno Mars; and Ordinary, the Alex Warren.

In Spain, Bad Bunny also returns as the most listened to of the year – and where it has swept 12 full stadiums and more than 600,000 tickets sold – and leaves the Spanish Quevedo in second place. The Latin American artist would be “a presence even without releasing an album — as happened in 2023,” says Parejo. Four songs by the Puerto Rican enter the 10 most played: Veldá, Unforgettable dance, Nuevayol y DtMF. All from the new album.

The command of the Spanish language among the most listened to in the world—which the music director for southern and eastern Europe at Spotify mentioned—translates into an almost absolute presence (8 out of 10) of Latin American artists in Spain. Third place is occupied by Puerto Rican Myke Towers. After the Sevillian JC Reyes (in fourth place) and the Colombian Beéle (in fifth), the top 10 in Spain are completed by people from Puerto Rico: Anuel AA, Rauw Alejandro, Mora and Dei V. With the exception of the Colombian Karol G, who is also the most listened to female singer in the country. Again, the urban genre predominates.

Although it doesn’t enter the ten most listened to in Spain, the Mallorcan Rels B is probably the most listened to Spanish overseas for the second consecutive 12 months. “It has an impressive audience that does not stop growing,” says the Spotify board, “it includes the United States, but is led by Latin America.” The second place goes to Quevedo, and Enrique Iglesias completes the rostrum, “another classic that is always there within the top 5″, says Parejo. The list continues with Alejandro Sanz and Rosalía, who is the Spanish artist most listened to abroad.

Of the most played songs by Spaniards abroad are When I wasn’t a singerthe collaboration between Granada-based Yung Beef and Mexican El Bogueto. The second and third place is occupied by the only two songs published in 2025: ME and YOU by Quevedo, Ovy On The Drums and Beéle; and YOU GO WITHOUT (fav) of Rels B, respectively. The rest are from previous years such as Shooting – Remix by Marc Seguí, Rauw Alejandro and Pol Granch (published in 2021), Bailando – Spanish Versiona classic by Enrique Iglesias, Descemer Bueno and Gente De Zona (published in 2014). Also included, like other years, is Quevedo’s session with Bizarrap (released in 2022) and Rosasfrom Van Gogh’s Ear (published in 2003).

Something that changed this year compared to last was the absence of female artists topping the charts. Even so, Spotify’s Music Director, Melanie Parejo, assures that 2025 “has been a very powerful year for women.” He provides for instance the case of Rosalía, who has launched her fourth album Lux within the ultimate stretch of the 12 months. And but, on November 7, it turned probably the most listened to album by a Spanish-speaking artist in a single day on the platform. streaming. Something that might be value it “perfectly to sneak into the lists of the most played in the world next year”: “It goes like a bullet,” says Parejo.

Starting at present, and like yearly, thousands and thousands of Spotify customers will be capable to entry the Wrapped 2025. That “unpronounceable” phrase with which the board jokes and assures that every time “they have more requests for when the already famous dynamic will be released, which shows their most listened to music and its evolution on the platform: “It is our time of the year,” says Parejo. Don’t be stunned if Bad Bunny exhibits up there.

Most listened to artists on this planet

1. Bad Bunny
2. Taylor Swift
3. The Weeknd
4. Drake
5. Billie Eilish
6. Kendrick Lamar
7. Bruno Mars
8. Ariana Grande
9. Arijit Singh
10. Ruled Force

Most listened to artists in Spain

1. Bad Bunny
2. Quevedo
3. Myke Towers
4. JC Reyes
5. Live it
6. Anuel AA
7. Raw Alejandro
8. Mora
9. Dei V
10. KAROL G

Most listened to songs on this planet

1. Die With A Smileby Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars
2. BIRDS OF A FEATHERde Billie Eilish
3. APT.by ROSÉ and Bruno Mars
4. Ordinarythe Alex Warren
5. DtMFde Bad Bunny
6. again to palsshadow
7. Goldenby HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI and KPop Demon Hunters Cast
8. luther (with sza)by Kendrick Lamar and SZA
9. That’s So Truede Gracie Abrams
10. WILDFLOWERde Billie Eilish

Most listened to songs in Spain

1. La Plena – W Sound 05de W Sound, Beéle y Ovy On The Drums
2. succesful (merengueton)by Alleh and Yorghaki
3. VeLDÁde Bad Bunny, Omar Courtz y Dei V
4. UNFORGETTABLE DANCEde Bad Bunny
5. my refde Beéle y Ovy On The Drums
6. NUEVAYoLde Bad Bunny
7. DtMFde Bad Bunny
8. Still Luvinby Delaossa, Quevedo and Bigla The Kid
9. it does not make senseby Beele
10. QLOO*,* de Young Cister y Kreamly

Most listened to albums on this planet

1. I SHOULD TAKE MORE PHOTOSde Bad Bunny
2. KPop Demon Hunters (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film)de KPop Demon Hunters Cast
3. HIT ME HARD AND SOFTde Billie Eilish
4. SOS Deluxe: LANAhowever SZA
5. Short n’ Sweetby Sabrina Carpenter
6. MAYHEMthe Chordyy
7. You’ll Be Alright, Kid (Chapter 1)the Alex Warren
8. I’m The Problemthe Morgan Red Light District
9. GNXby Kendrick Lamar
10. A Summer Without Youde Bad Bunny

Most listened to albums in Spain

1. I SHOULD TAKE MORE PHOTOSde Bad Bunny
2. BORONDOby Beele
3. GOOD NIGHTby Quevedo
4. THE CITYby Alleh and Yorghaki
5. BORN AGAINof JC Kings
6. THE SAME EVERdelay
7. BLUE ROOMby Aitana
8. A Summer Without Youde Bad Bunny
9. Tropicoquetade KAROL G
10. FIRST MUSEby Omar Courtz

Most listened to podcast on this planet

1. The Joe Rogan Experience
2. The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
3. The Mel Robbins Podcast
4. Call Her Daddy
5. This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
6. Huberman Lab
7. Crime Junkie
8. Modern Wisdom
9. On Purpose with Jay Shetty
10. The Tucker Carlson Show

Most listened to podcast in Spain

1. The Ruin
2. Nobody Knows Anything
3. The Marian Rojas Estapé Podcast
4. The Wild Project
5. I’ve a plan
6. Little is talked about! Briten and Xuso Jones
7. WORLDCAST
8. ROCA PROJECT
9. The Formula Of Success with Uri Sabat
10. La Pija and La Quinqui